Anyone Supercharged his engine?
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Guys,
I was looking into some supercharger products and now I'm wondering if one did put such a thing into his Bronco and what the results are.
I'm thinking of maybe putting one in, a mild one that works at the lower rpms where we drive our Broncos - so starting with 1500.
But butting one in also raises the question if the tranny holds the power then. What are the required changes to an E4OD to put the torque to the wheels of a supercharged engine.
So anyone some experience with that?
I was looking into some supercharger products and now I'm wondering if one did put such a thing into his Bronco and what the results are.
I'm thinking of maybe putting one in, a mild one that works at the lower rpms where we drive our Broncos - so starting with 1500.
But butting one in also raises the question if the tranny holds the power then. What are the required changes to an E4OD to put the torque to the wheels of a supercharged engine.
So anyone some experience with that?
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i dont have one in mine, but i know that www.prochrager.com makes one hell of a supercharger. they have 1year warranty and boost hp like crazy, not 100hp like the vortech ones.
i was thinking about putting one into, but dont know much about them
i was thinking about putting one into, but dont know much about them
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I'd put on a Kenne Bell or other type of posi displacement screw type blower.They tend to make more boost at low rpm's.The centrifugal like the Vortechs make more boost but at higher rpm's.The new supercharged lightnings and the svt cobra have a roots type blower just for that reason.With a blower you'll have to look at a better fuel system,like a bigger fuel pump and injectors and maye an adjustable fuel pressure regulator.The biggest problem will be the speed density set up on a 90 or 91 Bronco.Without a mass air meter you will have big problems putting on a blower.You can add $700 for a mass air conversion or at least a custom burned chip for the stock computer,if you can get one,may have to get a mustang or lightning pcm.By the time you do that it would'nt be much more to convert to mass air.
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Anyone Supercharged his engine?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-Mar-02 AT 06:36 PM (EST)]Quote from Ford TSB 92-1A-8
"The addition of a turbocharger/supercharger to E & F Series trucks equipped with the electronically controlled automatic transmission (E4OD) is not compatible and will result in customer dissatisfaction. ... Customers will experience shift performance concerns as well as damage to internal transmission components. ... Use of such products is likely to cause excessive stress, load, and temperature levels on all powertrain components. ..."
Your tranny is most likely going to fail if you put a blower on your truck. You can get much better low RPM performance from other engine mods, and spend a lot less money.
"The addition of a turbocharger/supercharger to E & F Series trucks equipped with the electronically controlled automatic transmission (E4OD) is not compatible and will result in customer dissatisfaction. ... Customers will experience shift performance concerns as well as damage to internal transmission components. ... Use of such products is likely to cause excessive stress, load, and temperature levels on all powertrain components. ..."
Your tranny is most likely going to fail if you put a blower on your truck. You can get much better low RPM performance from other engine mods, and spend a lot less money.
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Well,
that's what I thought anyway though. Designing a vehicle also involves designing an engine and an transmission to it. Car Makers don't spend the extra money to make the transmission beefier than it is required to handle the motor torque and power.
I did browse and did find some additional links on that and did a review, and I have to agree - for 3000 bucks you can put a whole lot of other things into your Bronco to get a nice performance for everyday driving than putting such oversized hairdryer in it.
And to be honest to myself and others, it's a Bronco we are talking about. A truck simply that will never become a Formula 1 racing car.
But still, I think all Bronco owners like their toy and have that graving to have that big power under the hood that the outside leaves you thinking about.
that's what I thought anyway though. Designing a vehicle also involves designing an engine and an transmission to it. Car Makers don't spend the extra money to make the transmission beefier than it is required to handle the motor torque and power.
I did browse and did find some additional links on that and did a review, and I have to agree - for 3000 bucks you can put a whole lot of other things into your Bronco to get a nice performance for everyday driving than putting such oversized hairdryer in it.
And to be honest to myself and others, it's a Bronco we are talking about. A truck simply that will never become a Formula 1 racing car.
But still, I think all Bronco owners like their toy and have that graving to have that big power under the hood that the outside leaves you thinking about.
